Power User's Model Split: 80% Astra, 10% Opus 5.5, 10% Argon 4 for Writing
soumitrashukla9 · x · 2026-10-18
A power user shares how their frontier-model usage share evolved: Astra remains untouchable for getting things right (80%), Opus 5.5 serves as fast second driver and verifier (10%), and Argon 4 is the best writer by far—pleasant to iterate with, though its harness holds back agentic work (10%). Current split: 80/10/10, with each model playing a distinct role: genius, triager, and writer.
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